Match Report
The table read 1st (Managua, 23 pts) against 2nd (Diriangén, 21 pts), 2 points apart. In league terms the two rates read 3/1 for Managua and 2/0.78 for Diriangén (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.31.
Managua had won six straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Diriangén arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 26 meetings between the two: 9 for Managua, 8 for Diriangén and 9 drawn, at 2.58 goals per meeting. Only 31% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
With 23 matches recorded and 0.4 yellow cards per game, R. Meléndez was the man in the middle. The venue was Estadio Nacional de Fútbol, with room for 8,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 2-2 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-3.
Goal scorers
Managua: José Andrés Martínez (9'), D. Díaz (29'), Cristian Ramírez (72') · Diriangén: B. Barja (14'), Melvin Hernández (16'), L. Coronel (79')
Key stats
Possession: Managua 65% · Diriangén 35% · Total shots: 11-8 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 8-2